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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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